Can-soldering machine



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CAN SOLDERING MACHINE.

No. 314,536. V Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

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DAVID KLUMP, OF MOORESTOWVN, NEW JERSEY.

CAN-SOLDERlNG MACHINE.

@PEGIEICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 31 L536, dated March2%, 1885..

Application filed May 15, 188-1. (X0 model.) i

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID KLUMP, a citizen of the United States,and aresident of Moorestown, Burlington county, New Jersey, have inventedcertain Improvements in Can- Soldering Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

My improvements relate to the construction of the can-carrying frame, tothe gage-bar and guard of the solder-pot, and to a certain fluxing-pan,the improvements being too fully described and claimed hereinafter toneed detailed preliminary explanation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a longitudinalsection of my improved can-soldering machine; Fig. 2, a sea tional planon the line 1 2, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, Sheet 2, a plan view of Fig. 1 with thecan removed; and Figs. 4 to 9, detached views of parts of the machine ona larger scale than Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

A is a table or stand to which is secured the solder-pot B, and D is thecan-carrying frame, which is made in the form of a bow, having at oneend a bearing for the spindle a of the lower can-clamping disk, F, andat the upper end a bearing for the spindle b of the upper disk, G, saidupper end, (I, of the frame being of rectangular form and containing aspring, 0, bearing on a washer which rests against a nut, f, on thespindle 11, this nut being under the control of the forked arm of abell-crank lever, H, hung to the frame D and connected by a chain orcord, to a treadle, 9, so that the disk G can be retracted for theinsertion or removal of a can and then allowed to descend so as to clampthe can between the two disks F and G. The lower end of the frame D issupported by a screw-pin, 1, adapted to one of a number of recesses inthe top of the solder-pot, and to the upper end, (I, of the frame ispivoted a stem, h, which is adapted to a socket, i, carried by a plate,k, fitted between guides at on the table A and secured in position by abolt, 7c, Figs. 1 and 2, so that the frame D can be moved longitudinallybut not laterally on the table A. A notched plate, is", secured by abolt, Id, and adapted to guides m at the opposite end of the tableAserves to laterally retain the lower end of the frame D, Figs. 1 and 3.The stem h'is adjustable in the socket t, being secured after adjustmentby a set-screw, h, and the frame D is ad ust .able vertically on thescrew-pin I, being retained in position by jam-nuts a, and both thetable A and the plates 70 audio have slots, so that said frame D can beadjusted longitudinally, this combined longitudinal and verticaladjustment of the frame permitting the application to the same of cansof different diameters without interfering with the proper relation ofthe flanged head of the can to the gage-bar J and guardK of thesolder-pot. The ends of said gage-bar and guard are adapted to socketsin the solder-pot, as shown in Figs.

3 and 6, and said bar and guard extend longitudinally across the well Mof the pot, the bar J having the usual segmental recess, J, for thereception of the flanged can-head, and the guard K being recessed forthe reception of the bar, and serving to prevent the splashing orrunning up of solder onto the sides of the can.

In the bottom of the recess J is another recess, J which serves tomaintain a reservoir of solder at this point, and thus insures a freeaccess of solder to all parts of the joint between the head and body ofthe can as the latter is rotated. (See Figs. 4 and 5.) ji;When there isa changein the size of the cans to be operated upon, the gage-bar J canbe removed and another bar having a segmental opening of the proper sizeinserted in its place, the guard K, however, remaining undisturbed. Thelower end of the frame D has two flanges, sand t, and a spindle, a, ofthe lower disk, F, has an end bearing on the flanges and passes througha sleeve, 0. adapted to afslot in the flange} and secured by nuts 0,(see Fig. 7,) so that the sleeve can be readily removed and replaced bya new one when it becomes worn.

In order to insure a firm hold of the disk G on the upper head of thecan, said disk has a series of radial slots-three in the presentinstance-in which are secured slabs or blocks :0, of rubber, leather,cork, or like material, which form the bearing surface of the disk. (SeeFigs. 8 and 9.)

In order to provide for the rotation of the can when the latter isclampedbetween the disks F and G, the spindleb of the upper disk has atthe end a crank-wheel, y, the periphery of which is grooved for thereception of a belt when the machine is to be driven by power. The diskG is adjustable on the spindle b, so as to supplement the action of thelever Hand 5 spring 6 in adjusting the machine to cans of differentlengths.

On the table A is a vessel, 1?, having apartition, P, and a topcrossbar, P In thevessel beneath the partition is packed a mass, P IQ ofsponge, cotton-waste, or other suitable ah- I sorbentmaterial, which issaturated with a fluxing liquid and projects through a slot in thepartition, so as to form' a pad, 1 A can is adjusted to the vessel sothat the head of the I can bears against the bar 1?, the flange of the"head resting on the pad P, as shown in Fig.

10. By-rotating the can a uniform distribution' of the fluxing liquidaround the joint is effected, this distribution being confined withinproper limits.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the table and itssolder-pot with the upper and lower can-clamping disks and theirspindles, the frame D, having bearings for said spindles, the adjustablesupport'for the lower end of said frame, the stem h, pivoted to theupper end of the frame, and the plate It, guided longitudinally on thetable and having a guideyi, for the stem h, as set forth.

2. The combination of the solder-pot with the guard K, and the recessedgage-bar J, detachable from said guard, as set forth.

3. The gage-bar J, having a segmental recess, J, and supplementaryrecess J as set 5 forth.

4. The combination of the lower clampingdisk, F, and its spindle a withthe frame D, having-a flange, s, with end bearing for the spindle, and aflange, t, with detachable sleeve 40 12, as set forth.

5. The fluxing-box P, havingaslotted parti tion, 1?, absorbent packing Pand a transverse bar, P, serving as a rest for the head of the. can. asset forth.

In "testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID KLUMP.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. CLAYTON, HARRY SMITH.

